Holz
German, noun/hɔl(t)s/
Holz is spelled H-O-L-Z (4 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written German, the 1,929th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Holz is a German neuter noun meaning “wood (material)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus Zellulose und Lignin bestehende Masse eines Baumes”.
What does Holz mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterwood (material)
- 2
neutera particular kind of wood
- 3
neutera piece of wood, usually small
- 4
neutergrove; woods; small forest
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aus Zellulose und Lignin bestehende Masse eines Baumes 2. kleiner Wald 3. (Wesens)Art, Konstitution 4. Gesamtheit der Holzblasinstrumente im Orchester
noun: 1. Bezeichnung für einen Kegel 2. Bezeichnung für einen früher aus Holz gefertigten Golfschläger
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Holz
- Holzes genitive
- Hölzer plural
- Hölzchen diminutive neuter
- Hölzlein diminutive neuter
- Holze dative singular
- Hölzern dative definite plural
- Holtz alternative obsolete
- H. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Holz?
- /hɔl(t)s/
- [hɔlt͡s]
- [hɔls]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Holz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Holz in German?
Holz appears 44 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).